Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fanją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ponyo- (“swamp”), from *pen- (“moist; wet; mud; swamp; water”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑn.jɑ̃/

Noun

*fanją n

fen, marsh, swamp

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *fanją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fanją	*fanjō
vocative	*fanją	*fanjō
accusative	*fanją	*fanjō
genitive	fanjas, fanis	*fanjǫ̂
dative	*fanjai	*fanjamaz
instrumental	*fanjō	*fanjamiz

Descendants

Old English: fenn, fen, fænn, fæn
- Middle English: fenne, venne, fen
  - Scots: fen
  - English: fen
Old Frisian: fene, fenne, fane
- North Frisian: fenn
- Saterland Frisian: Foan
- West Frisian: fean
Old Saxon: feni, fenni
- Middle Low German: venne, vēn, ven
  - Low German: Fenne
Frankish: *fani
- Old Dutch: *feni
  - Middle Dutch: vēne
    - Dutch: veen
  - Middle Dutch: venne
    - Dutch: ven
- Old French: *fagne (from the plural)
  - Walloon: fanie, fagne
    - → French: fagne
Old High German: fenni
- Middle High German: venne (rare; northern)
  - German: Fenn, Venn (chiefly based on Low German)
Old Norse: fen
- Icelandic: fen
- Faroese: fen
- Norwegian: fen
- Danish: fen
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌹 (fani)